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just so people understand what im saying. im saying powell runs as a democrat vs clinton in the dem primary, not as a republican vs clinton in the general.
powell also just made some news the other day saying how parts of the gop do not like minorities so he has the same viewpoint on the gop as he's had for the past 2 election cycles as a white male dominated party that frowns on minorities, which is true by the way.
What is with people pulling these fantasy-picks for 2016? Powell has no interest in running for president. Even if he did, he wouldn't run as a Democrat. And even if he ran as a Republican, he wouldn't make it past the primaries.
I think he made the shift towards the dems these past 2 election cycles and is someone who would pull many independents over. My only worry with him would be the far left vote, but I think he would have a chance vs Clinton.
He is still a registered Republican, just because he endorsed Obama doesn't mean he is a Democrat, I wonder why you think so. Why he endorsed Obama is anyone's guess. His wife hate politics, he could have run and probably stood a good chance of winning in 2000 or even 2008. Add to all this, for heaven's sake, he will be 77 years old in less than 2 months which would put him at 80 when he took office. I guess that pretty much gives you the answer...
I think he made the shift towards the dems these past 2 election cycles and is someone who would pull many independents over. My only worry with him would be the far left vote, but I think he would have a chance vs Clinton.
No, he wouldn't win the primary because Democrats already have their 1st black president. Maybe if he was gay... They have to find someone they can pat themselves on the back for.
just so people understand what im saying. im saying powell runs as a democrat vs clinton in the dem primary, not as a republican vs clinton in the general.
powell also just made some news the other day saying how parts of the gop do not like minorities so he has the same viewpoint on the gop as he's had for the past 2 election cycles as a white male dominated party that frowns on minorities, which is true by the way.
I read Powell's book and continue to admire and respect him, or at least what he used to be, but those comments were really execrable. Powell said that are "certain elements" of the GOP that were racist, without specifying what those elements were. Name names, Powell. If there are racist Republicans out there, I want to know who they are so that I can donate to their primary opponent and get them out of there.
This kind of vague, broad-brush accusation is demagoguery. In fact it's exactly what used to be used by groups like the KKK to incite the mob against blacks, and to maintain segregation. You don't get to the levels that Powell reached without being a great infighter and master of verbal jiu jitsu, so I believe that Powell knows exactly what he's doing here.
He is still a registered Republican, just because he endorsed Obama doesn't mean he is a Democrat, I wonder why you think so. Why he endorsed Obama is anyone's guess. His wife hate politics, he could have run and probably stood a good chance of winning in 2000 or even 2008. Add to all this, for heaven's sake, he will be 77 years old in less than 2 months which would put him at 80 when he took office. I guess that pretty much gives you the answer...
I do agree his age at this point clearly works against him. I do think he could have won in 2000 if he ran, but 2008 no way. His association with the Bush administration and the war in Iraq would have made him unelectable in 2008.
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